Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?

[Conundrum]

Wow. Any chance you could put a tray for Digital Death’s mom and her rascal on the front bumper to balance that thing out?

[jackattack]

Her name is Judy... Big Booty Judy


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PAWG

[jhyatt]

if you're 40% handy, I think you can swivel your own seats. just buy a kit and bolt it in.

Yes just make sure you have good tools. Or go buy them.

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[Doremite]

Yes just make sure you have good tools. Or go buy them.

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Thanks. Will definitely do some research before diving in. I am still lost in vehicle exploration at the moment.

[powdrhound]

Yes just make sure you have good tools. Or go buy them.

New tools are the prize for doing your own work.
Tools are way less expensive than the mechanic.

[pano-dude]

Her name is Judy... Big Booty Judy


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Get ready for a white knuckle drive when you get into a cross wind. I've had big campers and I went to a dually for this reason.

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[jhyatt]

Her name is Judy... Big Booty Judy


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Dang. Baby got back.

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[Gepeto]

New tools are the prize for doing your own work.
Tools are way less expensive than the mechanic.

words to live by

[TAFKALVS]

SVS, I suggest you get some helper springs or airbags, it will make things a lot safer.

[snowaddict91]

New tools are the prize for doing your own work.
Tools are way less expensive than the mechanic.

Oh yeah.

[panchosdad]

if we drove more in the summer I'd consider it, but also changing tires out for the 10 weeks of summer started to seem like a silly waste of time and space in my garage :P
we are both <5 miles from our places of work too so we ride our bikes. even picked up one of those chariot-esque trailers so I could still ride and bring my dog to the office.

@Doremite- I dont think the swivel chairs were difficult to install. My husband was only 10% handy when he started on the van and he was able to do that.
on the swivel chair note though- the promaster already sits you up quite high, and then the swivel adds something like another 3/4" to the height. I seem to recall 2 options- one with a little less rise and the one we got and I would go with the least height addition you can get bc it is noticeable.

I would try to test drive a promaster first though bc the doors are really tall and skinny and I felt the seats were a bit higher than in other vans we tried.
But you also can't judge it if you test drive it blank in the back bc it drove and sounded like sh*t when we first got it before doing any insulation and work on it so ideally one that has something in the back - work or vanlife
The built in storage on a high roof promaster is also dope. My friends with sprinters had to add what comes stock (it's over the driver/ passenger space)

I may be wrong on this or it may have changed with newer models, but I believe adding the espar heater was a much easier endeavor on the promaster than on sprinters and transits bc the promaster comes with an auxiliary port on the gas tank. And that heater has been MF'ing AWESOME. you set it like a thermostat in your house and your van stays that temp. so nice when you get done from skiing etc

We've got a Promaster too, 2014 which might have been the first year they sold them here. Seats are definitely high, we've got them both slammed as low as they'll go. With the swivel on the passenger it still feels high even in the low setting. Headliner is low too, I think tall people would be scrunching down to look at the road below it. Even at 5'8 I've got to raise the sun visor at traffic lights.

We went with a low roof as I needed a usable roof rack for ladders/lumber and we're short. Still get 5'5 of head room. Build out has a bed (wide enough we can sleep cross wise), propane furnace, propane stove, plug in cooler, bench seat, solar and backup battery, spray foam insulation. I don't think it adds much weight relative to the van itself and its 5000 lb payload capacity.

FWD with snow tires works great for a daily driver, although I can't imagine running them year round. Quieter and better mileage on the summer tires, and we put most of our miles on in the summer.

[SirVicSmasher]

SVS, I suggest you get some helper springs or airbags, it will make things a lot safer.

Airbags are on the horizon

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[mattig]

Airbags are on the horizon

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Also...

Can't tell what kind of tires on there so maybe you're already good, but get a rear axle weight and compare to tire's max load.

And keep in mind 99% of Googleable anecdotes about how someone has safely hauled a heavy camper thousands of miles on such and such tire come from boring old people driving slowly on flat freeways.

[SirVicSmasher]

I'm new to campers ,not hauling heavy shit.
Thanks anyways

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[jhyatt]

Toyota Chinook?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...7195875993544/

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[climberevan]

There was a whole group of these on the Wheeler Peak Scenic road today. (It's paved...) Maybe company testing?Attachment 340924

[happytimefunbox]

1997 Ford Club Wagon https://cars.ksl.com/listing/6711107

Paging HTFB...go buy this so I'm not tempted.

I seen'd it!

Looks like some rusty undercarriage but nothing that a weekend and a couple of buckets of POR15 couldn't handle. Unfortunately Im out of the game until maybe the new year. Go buy it!

Mind shopping these rigs is a favorite time waster of mine and I like to drop them here for the teams review and potential capture.
Lots of value in the 2wd van game right now.

https://cars.ksl.com/listing/6718685...547.1600685783

Sent from a van down by the river

[mattig]

I'm new to campers ,not hauling heavy shit.
Thanks anyways

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I've having a hard time reconciling that statement with the pic of big booty judy.

[SirVicSmasher]

I've having a hard time reconciling that statement with the pic of big booty judy.

Ok Karen

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[mattig]

Lol. I mean Judy looks fat enough to check your tires is all.

[SirVicSmasher]

Lol. I mean Judy looks fat enough to check your tires is all.

I know I know I'm supposed to have load c on my 1/4 ton


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[Ed el Loco]

Disturbingly over priced 24 year old Astro/Tiger

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/c...197792493.html

[Brownski]

Disturbingly over priced 24 year old Astro/Tiger

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/c...197792493.html

Yeah. I’d love to see what it actually sells for. The asking prices on these have been going up, up, up over the years. Somebody should buy the molds and patterns from Provan and start making new ones used Astros. Sell them for 40k

[panchosdad]

Disturbingly over priced 24 year old Astro/Tiger

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/c...197792493.html

What should it cost?

[Ed el Loco]

It’s a unicorn for sure. I’d say it’s a poor man’s sportsmobile or synchro westy but not for the actual poor man.


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